Who is the greatest player?

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finchleyman
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Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250414Post finchleyman »

To have ever played for the Bees?

Edgar Davids, Jimmy Greaves, Mark Lawrenson or Nicky Evans?

Can't think of any others who were "great" players but I'm sure you can help.
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250415Post barnetpete »

All depends on how you define greatest? Most Famous? Greatest as in honors, skill ability or entertainment value? Is it judged on just for Barnet or their whole career? Some would define the greatest as the nicest, or who had the best perma-tan? A small majority of fans (although not small in physical size) would say God end of, lets stop now.

Roll on the 4pm game.
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250416Post hoofer2 »

If you are talking about playing international pedigree Gary Breen is up there too...
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250417Post LeicesterBee »

barnetpete wrote:All depends on how you define greatest? Most Famous? Greatest as in honors, skill ability or entertainment value? Is it judged on just for Barnet or their whole career? Some would define the greatest as the nicest, or who had the best perma-tan? A small majority of fans (although not small in physical size) would say God end of, lets stop now.

Roll on the 4pm game.
Exactly - all very subjective

For what it’s worth my vote would go to Edgar Davids for greatest career and Sir Nicholas Evans for greatest player in a black and amber shirt

P.S. for those who didn’t see Mark Lawrenson play his 2 games for us, he was absolute dog shit!
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250418Post Norfolk & Chance »

It seems a pretty straightforward question to me.

In my lifetime, and in my opinion, it is indeed Nicky Evans.

A boring answer for some maybe but I saw his debut, his final game, and most games in-between.
He was an extraordinary striker, Hollywood looks, blonde, tanned, put his head and legs in where it hurts, regularly.
He gave everything on the pitch for Barnet, scored some truly wonderful goals and I doubt there'll be anyone like him again.

I can't comment on pre 1970s players as I didn't see them play.
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250419Post amberforever »

P.S. for those who didn’t see Mark Lawrenson play his 2 games for us, he was absolute dog shit!
He sure talks the talk as a BBC pundit though! :-(
Thinking of Les Eason, Colin Powell, Roger Figg.....but I guess it has to be Dougie Freedman as he ticks the box for being a highly skillful player who stood out head and shoulders, and also achieved fairly wide acclaim generally.
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250423Post John_c »

Norfolk & Chance wrote:It seems a pretty straightforward question to me.

In my lifetime, and in my opinion, it is indeed Nicky Evans.

A boring answer for some maybe but I saw his debut, his final game, and most games in-between.
He was an extraordinary striker, Hollywood looks, blonde, tanned, put his head and legs in where it hurts, regularly.
He gave everything on the pitch for Barnet, scored some truly wonderful goals and I doubt there'll be anyone like him again.

I can't comment on pre 1970s players as I didn't see them play.
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250425Post John_c »

Norfolk & Chance wrote:It seems a pretty straightforward question to me.

In my lifetime, and in my opinion, it is indeed Nicky Evans.

A boring answer for some maybe but I saw his debut, his final game, and most games in-between.
He was an extraordinary striker, Hollywood looks, blonde, tanned, put his head and legs in where it hurts, regularly.
He gave everything on the pitch for Barnet, scored some truly wonderful goals and I doubt there'll be anyone like him again.

I can't comment on pre 1970s players as I didn't see them play.
Just wanted to emphasise again what a truly brilliant bloke Sir Nick is.

Still the greatest living Englishman.

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The best player to play for Barnet in my lifetime is Jimmy Greaves. I write this as I am looking at a signed photograph of him scoring yet another goal for the great Spurs side of the 1960s. There is no argument to be had.
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Post: # 250439Post pgbee »

RichardM wrote:The best player to play for Barnet in my lifetime is Jimmy Greaves. I write this as I am looking at a signed photograph of him scoring yet another goal for the great Spurs side of the 1960s. There is no argument to be had.
I'll second that.
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RichardM wrote:The best player to play for Barnet in my lifetime is Jimmy Greaves. I write this as I am looking at a signed photograph of him scoring yet another goal for the great Spurs side of the 1960s. There is no argument to be had.
You're a disgrace.


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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250452Post jerroll »

John_c wrote:
Norfolk & Chance wrote:It seems a pretty straightforward question to me.

In my lifetime, and in my opinion, it is indeed Nicky Evans.

A boring answer for some maybe but I saw his debut, his final game, and most games in-between.
He was an extraordinary striker, Hollywood looks, blonde, tanned, put his head and legs in where it hurts, regularly.
He gave everything on the pitch for Barnet, scored some truly wonderful goals and I doubt there'll be anyone like him again.

I can't comment on pre 1970s players as I didn't see them play.
Just wanted to emphasise again what a truly brilliant bloke Sir Nick is.

Still the greatest living Englishman.

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Isn't the great man 60 in a couple of weeks time?
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July 6th should be a Public Holiday.
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Re: Who is the greatest player?

Post: # 250454Post ricardobee »

The man with the greatest honours in football, who has had the honour of playing for the Bees has to be Greavsie. Nobody comes near to what he achieved in English football.
But the greatest player, no question, no doubt, no arguments is his holiest Sir Nick 'GOD' Evans. What a man, what a player, both on and off the pitch.
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